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<p>[QUOTE="JBK, post: 2585902, member: 1101"]That's a nice Pears. I still buy them when the price is right, but I am starting to pass on ones with too much verdigris, etc. I did see one that was in a group of counterstamps, and I was outbid as I think one of the others was desirable. That Pears seemed to have some light, raised Pears Soap text on the reverse, making me think that these were done on some sort of contraption that held the stamp in place. That would explain the excellent quality of most of the counterstamps, and if some sort of set up was used then maybe the stamp hit the underlying anvil or plate a few times without a coin in between, creating a "die" that imparted the light text when the other side was being stamped. I will keep my eye open for more examples of this effect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JBK, post: 2585902, member: 1101"]That's a nice Pears. I still buy them when the price is right, but I am starting to pass on ones with too much verdigris, etc. I did see one that was in a group of counterstamps, and I was outbid as I think one of the others was desirable. That Pears seemed to have some light, raised Pears Soap text on the reverse, making me think that these were done on some sort of contraption that held the stamp in place. That would explain the excellent quality of most of the counterstamps, and if some sort of set up was used then maybe the stamp hit the underlying anvil or plate a few times without a coin in between, creating a "die" that imparted the light text when the other side was being stamped. I will keep my eye open for more examples of this effect.[/QUOTE]
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